Feasibility and Complications between Phacoemulsification and Manual Small Incision Surgery in Subluxated Cataract
Table 2
Postoperative comparison of two groups.
Characteristics
Group A
Group B
Chi square, value
Devices for lens Stability†
CTR/M-CTR
27 (90%)
23 (76.67%)
None
3 (10%)
7 (23.33%)
1.89, 0.16
Successful implantation of intended device†
Yes
25 (83.34%)
20 (66.67%)
2.19, 0.14
No
5 (16.67%)
10 (33.34%)
Additional procedure†
None
21 (70%)
17 (56.67%)
1.15, 0.28
Minor
6 (20%)
6 (20%)
0, 1.0
Major
3 (10%)
7 (23.34%)
1.89, 0.17
Intraoperative complications†
6 (20%)
11 (36.67%)
2.02, 0.15
Postoperative complications†
4 (13.34%)
5 (16.67%)
0.13, 0.72
Postoperative Corrected BCVA (decimal acuity)
<0.3
2 (6.7%)
3 (10.0%)
0.26, 0.87
0.3–0.5
9 (30.0%)
8 (26.7%)
>0.5
19 (63.3%)
19 (63.3%)
MEAN ± SD
0.11, 0.73
IOL decentration (mm)#
<1 mm
30 (100%)
29 (96.7%)
—, 1.00
>1 mm
0
1 (3.3%)
IOL TILT (degree)#
<15
29 (96.7%)
30 (100%)
—, 1.00
>15
1 (3.3%)
0
Mann Whitney test used (due to not normal distribution of variables) with Kruskal-Wallis H (equivalent to chi square). †Mantel Haenszel test used. #If expected cell value <5, two-tailed value using Fisher exact test was calculated.